If you’re at all interested in what this blog (along with Jon at BiNS, Nick at Podnosh, Adrian at The Stirrer and others) is trying to achieve you really should put aside half an hour to listen to this interview with Simon St. Laurent who’s been running an ultra-local blog, Living in Dryden, in the … [Read more…]
Here’s the cover for issue 32 of Fused, the arts and culture mag produced in Birmingham. You can pick it up for free in the usual arts venues in the city, buy it from enlightened magazine stands nationwide or by mail order and read most of the articles online.
There appears to be a nice community consolidating around the Actress and Bishop on Ludgate Hill. Skeleton Crew Promotions have been handling the Friday and Saturday gig bookings since July and are working with Solar Creations who have put on many nights there in the past. They’re solidly booked up until the end of November … [Read more…]
The next exhibition at IKON Eastside starts today. Being by Mexican artist Damián Ortega features new work especially commissioned by IKON and runs until 21 October. This exhibition has developed out of the artist’s research into Birmingham’s local industry and manufacturing heritage. On a site visit, Ortega seized upon massive coils of thin copper sheeting … [Read more…]
Sign up for the 4Talent Midlands Mailout – “your bi-monthly fix of exciting talent, creative events and opportunities.” Be an Artsfest volunteer. You get a groovy t-shirt and everything! Birmingham Post reports on the Midas chart thing with quotes from the chart company. ta Jon. Also in the Post, a report on Suzie Norton starting … [Read more…]
Presumably following questions about whether the tracks were actually licensed for such a purpose the downloads page for the B1: Birmingham Best New Bands CD has been removed from the council website. The address resolves to an “Error: Page not found” with no explanation of what’s happened. This wouldn’t be a problem if the latest … [Read more…]
Here’s the cover to Clutter issue 11, due out in a few weeks. Clutter was the first English language magazine to concentrate on the designer toy phenomenon and is produced by Miranda O’Brien & Nick Carroll in Uttoxeter. Which is close enough for my purposes. They were part of Ten4’s Creative Class 2006/7 and there’s … [Read more…]
Ben Calvert was featured on BBC WM’s Introducing segment last week and you can listen to it online (RealAudio link). Calvert, if you’re not aware, is one of the key enablers in the Birmingham singer-songwriter scene as well as being a folk musician himself. Amongst other activities he’s responsible for the Bohemian Jukebox nights, the … [Read more…]